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The standard Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition of liver-related mortality considerably underestimates its prevalence, in particular among senior citizens, according to a new study.
Researchers behind the study compared the CDC definition with a new, updated definition that previous research has found has a 93% accuracy in positively identifying cirrhosis and a 98% accuracy in doing the same for liver-related complications.
Connor Griffin, MD, of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, presented findings from the analysis at The Liver Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, this week in Boston.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/cdc-definitions-greatly-underestimate-liverrelated-mortality-seniors